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HAND MIRROR. No. 328,741. Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

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PETER WIEDERER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAND-MIRROR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,741, dated October20, 1885.

Application filed February 24, 18H5. Serial No. 156,653. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that LPETER VIEDERER, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Mirrors,of which the following is a specication.

This invention has reference to an improved hand-mirror, picture, orother article of that class in which a hinged handle can be readilychanged into a supporting-stand for said articles; and the inventionconsists of a handinirror or other article, to the back ofwhichisapplied by a friction-hinge a handle, thelower part of which .is formedof three spring-iingers that are retained in bent shape by means of aring and provided with a fixed stop-collar above the spring-fingers forretaining the ring when the spring-fingers are released, while enlargedball-shaped terminals at the ends of the fingers retain the ring whenthe springfingers are pressed together by the ring.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 represent side elevationsof my improved hand-mirror, showing the handle, re-

spectively, in contracted position and spread out as a stand; and Fig. 3is a rear elevation of the hand-mirror, showing the spread-out positionof the spring-lingers composing the handle in dotted lines.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a mirror, picture, or otherarticle, and B a handle-rod that is hinged to a anged plate, a, at theback of the mirror-frame, said handle-rod being retained at any suitableangle of inclination to the frame A by means of a frictionhinge, a, ofany approved construction, by which the required degree of friction isexerted on the split end of the handle-rod.

The handle-rod B is inserted into a socket,B, at the upper end of ahandle, G, which socket is preferably providedwith a double T-shapedslit, so as to exert the required degree of friction on the handle-rod Bwhen said rod is inserted into the socket B. The lower part of thehandle C, below the socket B, is formed of three spring-ngers, D D,whichare secured at their upper ends into a socket, d, that is attached tothe socket B', and provided with a xed stop collar or ring, d. Thespringfingers D D are provided at their lower ends with ball-shapedterminals D, and are made of metal or other suitable material having therequired degree of elasticity.

A ring or other equivalent retaining device, E, surrounds thespring-fingers D, and holds the same in bent or compressed state whenplaced neXt to the enlarged terminals D', as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Bythus pressing the spring-ngers together they form then a kind of handleby which the mirror can be conveniently held. By moving the ring E alongthe spring-fingers until the same clears the same the spring -flngersare liberated and spread apart, so as to form thereby a standard ortripod for the support of the mirror, as shown in Fig. 8. By returningthe ring to the enlarged terminals D of the spring-fingers D the latterare held in bent shape closely to each other, so as to form a handle.The stop-collar d prevents the detaching and loss of the ring E when thehandle G is removed from the handle-rod B.

By means of the socket B at the upper end of the handle the mirror maybe detached from the handle and packed conveniently with the same forshipment.

In my applications Nos. 152,956 and 156,031, filed, respectively,January 15, 1885, and February 16, 1885, I have described and claimedcertain improvements in hand-mirrors; and I do not claim in thisapplication the subjectmatter of the claims of those applications.

A convertible handle and stand for ahandmirror has heretofore beenconstructed in segments hinged together at their upper ends, saidsegments being provided with springs to cause them to spread at theirlower ends. In my construction the fingers comprising the handle arecomposed of ,elastic metal, and are rigidly fixed at their upper ends,being inherently expansible at their lower ends,whereby the device isrendered less cumbersome than that referred to, and economy ofmanufacture is secured.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a mirror, picture, or similararticle, a supporting-rod therefor, and an expansible handle forsupporting said rod comprising a head or socket and spring-fingerscomposed of elastic metal and rigidly fixed at their upper ends to saidsocket, said ICO lingers being normally sprung outward at their` lowerends, substantiallyas described.

2. The combination of a mirror, picture, or similar article, asupporting-rod therefor, an expansible handle for supporting said rodcomprising a head or socket and springiin gers composed of elastic metaland rigidly fixed at their upper ends to said socket, said fingers beingnormally sprung outward at their lower ends, and a sliding ring on saidlingers for closing them together at their lower ends, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination of a mirror, picture, or similar article, asupporting-rod therefor, an expansible handle for supporting said rodcomprising a head or socket and spring-iingers composed ofelasticmaterial and rigidly fixed at their upper ends to sa1d socket,said ingers being normally sprung outward and provided with enlargementsat their lower ends, and a sliding ring on said fingers for closing themtogether at ltheir lower ends, substantially as descrbed. l

4. A convertible handle and stand forhandmirrorspictnres, and othersimilarYarticles, consisting of a head and spring-fingers composed ofelastic metal and rigidly fixed at their upper ends to said head, saidngers being normally expanded and collapsible at their lower ends,substantially as described.

5. A convertible handle and stand for handmirrorsLpictures, and otherarticles, consisting of ahead provided with a stop-collar andspring-lingers composed of elastic metal and rigidly Xed at their upperends to said head, said fingers being normally expandedY and collapsibleat their lower ends, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in pres-A 4o ence of two subscribing witnesses.

' PETER VV'IEDERER'.`

Witnesses:

CARL KARP, SOL. U. RosENBAUM.

